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Voter Registration
VR001
Voting age
Question: What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer:
c . 18
Comments: Every citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia is eligible to vote in a National Election if he or she has fulfilled the following requirements: (2) is 18 years of age or older on the day of the election.
Source: The National Election Code, Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 103: http://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title09/T9_Ch1_2014.html#103
Verified: 2025/03/28
VR002
Other voting requirements
Question: Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s):
a . Citizenship b . Period of Residence e . Other
Comments: Every Citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia is eligible to vote in a National Election if he or she has fulfilled the following requirements:
(1) is living;
(2) is 18 years of age or older on the day of the election;
(3) is a Resident of a State;
(4) has been a Registered Voter for at least 30 days immediately preceding Election Day;
(5) is not currently under a judgment of mental incompetency or insanity; and
(6) is not currently under parole, probation, or sentence for any felony for which he or she has been convicted by any court of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Source: The National Election Code, Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 103: http://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title09/T9_Ch1_2014.html#103
Verified: 2025/03/28
VR004
Authority responsible for voter registration
Question: Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer:
a . Central Government Department (specify)
Comments: The National Election Director have responsibility to maintain, update and preserve the National Voter Register;
Each national election commissioner, subject to the authority of the National Election Director, have responsibility to register voters for National Elections.
Source: The National Election Code, Title 9, Chapter 3, Section 303 (5) and 304 (5): http://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title09/T9_Ch3_2014.html
Verified: 2025/03/28
VR008
Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question: Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: No person shall be entitled to vote in any National Election, or to be listed upon the National Voter Register, or upon any Signature List, who fails to register to vote with the National Election Office or State Election Office at least 30 days prior to Election Day.
Source: The National Election Code, Title 9, Chapter 4, Section 402 (1): http://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title09/T9_Ch4_2014.html
Verified: 2025/03/28
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